Educational & Psychological Consulting 2011-present Co-Founder and Lead Consultant - Continua Consulting Group, LLC, Seattle, WA continuaconsulting.com Areas of Consulting Focus: • Trauma-informed Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (T-MTSS), Community Integration, Instructional Leadership, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Social- Emotional Learning • T-MTSS design specific to programs serving students with emotional behavior disorders• Classroom design for classes serving students with emotional behavior disorders• Leadership coaching and T-MTSS implementation design support for system and school level practitioners Highlighted Clients List• Snohomish County Behavioral Health, Washington State: Trauma informed Practices Grant: o Cohort 1, 2017-2019: Everett Public Schools, Mukilteo School District, Granite Falls School District o Cohort 2, 2018-2019: Edmonds School District, Everett Public Schools, Lakewood School District, Monroe School District, Snohomish School District o Cohort 3, 2018-2020: Everett Public Schools, Monroe School District, Sultan School District • Lakewood School District, Marysville WA • Naperville School District 203, Naperville, IL• Longview School District, Longview WA • LAUNCH (Formerly Community Day Association): Extended Day and Pre-Kindergarten Learning in 11 Seattle Public Schools • Association of Washington Schools Principals • Del Norte Unified School District, Crescent City, CA• King County Best Starts Grants: Scenic Hill Elementary, Kent School District, Kent WA • Snohomish School District, Snohomish WA • Rochester Public Schools, Rochester MN • Artcobell, Temple TX• Auburn School District, Pathways Program, Auburn WA• Muckleshoot Tribal Schools, Auburn, WA• BDS Architects, Anchorage, AK• Sumner School District, Sumner, WA

College of Education

- Identified best practices of behavioral interventions based on quantitative data and field observations- Co-Authored articles on behavior interventions and teacher training- June- July 2012 Field Research and Survey with the University of Tirana, Albania – -- Albanian Educators’ Perspective of Student Mental Health and Student Access to Mental Health Services

Accomplishments:Reduced the dis-proportionate ratio of African-American to Caucasian student disciplinary actions from 3.6 to 1.5Aligned disciplinary actions with counseling through Sound Mental Health and Consejo, a Latino community services and counseling organizationImplemented ELL parent education for increased student preparedness on annual state assessment (WASL)Regularly provided counsel to Seattle Police Department regarding gang territories and conflictResponsibilities:Evaluated and supervised SPED department, designed protocols for department and teacher growthDesignated Administrator for all Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)Frequently served as Acting PrincipalLed hiring team for several key teaching positionsLed academic and behavioral interventions for all students including after school math programLed data analysis with program staff and Communities in Schools organizationOversaw the creation and implementation of Student Learning Plans for 110 studentsCollaborated with YMCA, Tree House, Seattle University, University of Washington, Seattle Police Department, Communities in Schools and other community based organizationsIncreased the successful inclusion of students with behavior disorders in the general education setting by 63% from 2009-2010Implemented Service Learning Projects C0-Author of the Manual & Curriculum for Middle School EBD services of Seattle Public Schools and contributing member of the Restructuring CommitteeResponsibilities:Designed Individualized Instruction based on Educational Assessments and Data AnalysisFacilitated Anger Replacement Training (ART)Conducted Manifestation Determination Meetings Advised School Administration and District Level Administration on student case histories;

Onsite & home interviews for a longitudinal study of adolescent depressionConduct C-DISC and Self-Harm Risk AssessmentsProvide feedback for testing and interviews of Developmental Pathways Project

Out With The Old - The Stranger 9/28/2000http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/out-with-the-old/Content?oid=5070No Place Like Home - The Advocate Issue 866, p74 6/25/2002